To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
Latest action · Sep 10, 2020 Committee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or their beneficiary to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that such veteran has a service-connected disability.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jun 24, 2019 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Sep 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Jun 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2019Introduced in House
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